Fw: Legal News:--Letter From Dr. Z.--Re:Women w/Implants

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----- Original Message -----

From: <SWEETCAROLINELV@...>

Sent: Saturday, April 05, 2003 9:14 AM

Subject: Re: Legal News:--Letter From Dr. Z.--Re:Women w/Implants

> YES --WE ARE FIGHTING very hard and its not easy when we keep getting

> sick and slowing down just at the wrong time ---THANKS TO DIANA AND LIZ

> WE GOT SOME CREDIBLE BACKING --FROM SOMEONE OUTSIDE THE VICTIMS WITH

> INFO THAT WAS SO WELL SAID --now we have good media help ---good friends

> in the legislature ready to help but WE HAVE A DEADLINE --ITS FRIDAY

> --WE HAVE TO HAVE OUR BILL OUT OF COMMITTEE BEFORE THEN --the nv

> legislature meets only every 2 yrs and they have SO MUCH to do --its

> hard for the lawmakers to learn about all the issues ---THANKS to all

> our help we got this far and now its CRUNCH TIME --we need MEDIA

> COVERAGE --WE NEED ANY HELP WE CAN GET --if we can get this done --it

> will show other states HOW TO HELP SILICONE VICTIMS --how to stand up an

> learn the facts about what happened in the past decade ---AND HELP GET

> US STUDYS AND ATTENTION AS THIS PROBLEM IS JUST GOING TO GET LARGER --I

> KNOW THE OLDER (scuse me ) support GROUPS ARE TIRED --did so much for

> years and just think its over --BUT ITS NOT AND SOME NEW GROUPS HAVE TO

> GET WITH IT CAUSE ITS NOT OVER FOR SURE ---thousands OF YOUNG WOMEN ARE

> GOING TO SOON BE THE VICTIMS ---who will help them --or who will be

> there to tell them WHAT HAPPEND ---???? I can use any ideas ---and

> feedback --and any questions ---since nevada has such a high number of

> injections and implant victims and children just becoming ill --we had

> to act and we must keep this going ==it wont be over with the dow

> bankrupcy and after the TRUTH OF HOW THAT BANKRUPCY SHAKES OUT ==THERE

> WILL BE ALOT MORE PROBLEMS --LOOK AT ASBESTOES --ITS STILL GOING ON 20

> YRS LATER --AND SINCE THE LATEST SUPREME COURT RULING (US) THIS YR

> --THEY SAID THE ASBESTOES VICTIMS COULD SUE FOR THE " FEAR OF GETTING

> CANCER " AND THAT RULING WAS SAID TO BE VERY IMPORTANT TO OTHER ISSUES

> ----SO TELL ME IS DOW CORNING PAYING FOR CANCER ???? NADA ---ARE THEY

> PAYING FOR SUICIDES --FIBROMYALGIA --OR THE FEAR OF CANCER - ???????? we

> cant even go to a dr and get DECENT TREATMENT AND CONCERN --THEY HEAR

> SILICONE AND GO DEAF AND DUMB ----so what do we FEAR ? AFTER ALL THE

> STUDYS SO FAR 2 SHOW CANCERS AND FIBRO. AND SUICIDE AND WE CAN FEAR IT

> CAUSE THE DRS WONT EVEN TREAT US ---FAIRLY ANYWAY ---so see its not over

> ---its going on with a few still struggling to keep the MANUFACTURERS

> FEET TO THE FIRE ---AND THEY COME OUT WITH THAT " NEW SILICONE " OH GAG

> ME QUICK ---THAT IS A JOKE --ITS LIKE A GOOEY SPONGE THAT FLAKES OFF IN

> CHUNKS AND WHERE DO YOU SUPPOSE THOSE CHUNKS GO ? THEY MAKE LITTLER

> CHUNKS AND THEY GO JUST WHERE IT ALWAYS WENT ---to our organs and all

> thru the body ----new VICTIMS COMMING ---ok ===if you have any questions

> or suggestions or ideas let me know ---and get ready to work on your

> state ----luv caroline

>

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----- Original Message -----

From: " Angelika Mattoni " <angmattoni@...>

Sent: Sunday, April 06, 2003 11:08 AM

Subject: Re: Legal News:--Letter From Dr. Z.--Re:Women w/Implants

> Hello

> I am a victim of implants (saline) but still feel it relates to the

silicone

> issue because they are encased with a silicone shell. A British magazine

> very similiar to our COSMO here in the US did a story on me. I am 27yrs

> old. I feel that we need to use the Media as a tool of reaching to future

> victims. When I was implanted in 1998 I was not informed. I did learn

> through the media and watching a talk show that the silicone filled

implants

> were bad but knew nothing else. I saw the women were really much older.

I

> thought to myself they are not like me and they have new techniques, etc.

> It won't happen to me. I won't go on and on, I just wanted to express my

> thoughts and ideas.

> My main point is that we need the media and we need to approach others

with

> a more positive technique or else they will think we are just crazy and

> scorned people that ended up with a bad surgeon, etc, etc.. We need all

> different types of women to come forward. I know a lot of women of all

> ages are now getting implants and we need to reach out to them combining

the

> efforts and knowledge of all of us.

> I know that my story helped a few readers in the UK and made them forget

> about getting implants. Others also wrote in that they are thinking twice

> about it. It made me feel better about myself. I think about all the

years

> I wasted being sick and near death but then someone tells me that I made a

> difference and I would go through the miserable experience again. I am

> finally healthy afer 1yr and 3mos implant free. Yes, I still have some

> problems coping with the fact I feel like I have been in a coma for 3yrs

and

> relearning life but a negative turned into a positive. In the end, I

guess

> my point is use the media but take a more positive approach. People get

> scared when the see a bunch of angry & scarred women. We can show them

the

> ugly side with the pictures and our stories but we need to be put together

> and positive and make this negative thing a positive in the end.

>

> Lots of love to you all....

> I want to thank you ALL for reaching through and using the internet as a

> form a communication to get through to ME. I believe it saved my life and

> my body from being disfigured. It is true that you are all doing the

right

> thing and are helping people whether you hear it from one person or many.

>

> Thank you.

>

>

> ----- Original Message -----

> From: <SWEETCAROLINELV@...>

> Sent: Saturday, April 05, 2003 1:14 PM

> Subject: Re: Legal News:--Letter From Dr. Z.--Re:Women w/Implants

>

> > YES --WE ARE FIGHTING very hard and its not easy when we keep getting

> > sick and slowing down just at the wrong time ---THANKS TO DIANA AND LIZ

> > WE GOT SOME CREDIBLE BACKING --FROM SOMEONE OUTSIDE THE VICTIMS WITH

> > INFO THAT WAS SO WELL SAID --now we have good media help ---good friends

> > in the legislature ready to help but WE HAVE A DEADLINE --ITS FRIDAY

> > --WE HAVE TO HAVE OUR BILL OUT OF COMMITTEE BEFORE THEN --the nv

> > legislature meets only every 2 yrs and they have SO MUCH to do --its

> > hard for the lawmakers to learn about all the issues ---THANKS to all

> > our help we got this far and now its CRUNCH TIME --we need MEDIA

> > COVERAGE --WE NEED ANY HELP WE CAN GET --if we can get this done --it

> > will show other states HOW TO HELP SILICONE VICTIMS --how to stand up an

> > learn the facts about what happened in the past decade ---AND HELP GET

> > US STUDYS AND ATTENTION AS THIS PROBLEM IS JUST GOING TO GET LARGER --I

> > KNOW THE OLDER (scuse me ) support GROUPS ARE TIRED --did so much for

> > years and just think its over --BUT ITS NOT AND SOME NEW GROUPS HAVE TO

> > GET WITH IT CAUSE ITS NOT OVER FOR SURE ---thousands OF YOUNG WOMEN ARE

> > GOING TO SOON BE THE VICTIMS ---who will help them --or who will be

> > there to tell them WHAT HAPPEND ---???? I can use any ideas ---and

> > feedback --and any questions ---since nevada has such a high number of

> > injections and implant victims and children just becoming ill --we had

> > to act and we must keep this going ==it wont be over with the dow

> > bankrupcy and after the TRUTH OF HOW THAT BANKRUPCY SHAKES OUT ==THERE

> > WILL BE ALOT MORE PROBLEMS --LOOK AT ASBESTOES --ITS STILL GOING ON 20

> > YRS LATER --AND SINCE THE LATEST SUPREME COURT RULING (US) THIS YR

> > --THEY SAID THE ASBESTOES VICTIMS COULD SUE FOR THE " FEAR OF GETTING

> > CANCER " AND THAT RULING WAS SAID TO BE VERY IMPORTANT TO OTHER ISSUES

> > ----SO TELL ME IS DOW CORNING PAYING FOR CANCER ???? NADA ---ARE THEY

> > PAYING FOR SUICIDES --FIBROMYALGIA --OR THE FEAR OF CANCER - ???????? we

> > cant even go to a dr and get DECENT TREATMENT AND CONCERN --THEY HEAR

> > SILICONE AND GO DEAF AND DUMB ----so what do we FEAR ? AFTER ALL THE

> > STUDYS SO FAR 2 SHOW CANCERS AND FIBRO. AND SUICIDE AND WE CAN FEAR IT

> > CAUSE THE DRS WONT EVEN TREAT US ---FAIRLY ANYWAY ---so see its not over

> > ---its going on with a few still struggling to keep the MANUFACTURERS

> > FEET TO THE FIRE ---AND THEY COME OUT WITH THAT " NEW SILICONE " OH GAG

> > ME QUICK ---THAT IS A JOKE --ITS LIKE A GOOEY SPONGE THAT FLAKES OFF IN

> > CHUNKS AND WHERE DO YOU SUPPOSE THOSE CHUNKS GO ? THEY MAKE LITTLER

> > CHUNKS AND THEY GO JUST WHERE IT ALWAYS WENT ---to our organs and all

> > thru the body ----new VICTIMS COMMING ---ok ===if you have any questions

> > or suggestions or ideas let me know ---and get ready to work on your

> > state ----luv caroline

> >

>